Rob Stickland
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"They are ill discoverers that think there is no land when they can see nothing but sea"
(Francis Bacon 1561 - 1626)
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After an extended period in the Royal Air Force as aircrew, and later as a ground communications engineer, I made a career change into occupational psychology. Initially a consultant with a London based career guidance company I achieved chartered registration as a psychologist before moving on to the corporate Headquarters of AMP Pearl Assurance as their career development consultant.
I left AMP specifically to research and develop the field of career management, joining the Revans Institute as a part time PhD student in 1996 and completing in 2001. Simultaneously I became self employed. The Revans Institute was my research institute of choice because I believe in, and have experienced, the power of Action Learning.
I have developed a passion for lifelong learning largely engendered by misspent school years and the experience of pursuing education during adult working life. This experience now underpins my life mission which I express as:
I commit to helping people discover their true potential and to helping them find ways of achieving it. I also aim to improve organizational effectiveness by working to create the right conditions for increased productivity and profitability.
To that end my consultancy practice centres on Action Learning based career self management. I believe in developing individuals and organizations by action learning in the workplace. This means working with the people, the job, the environment, and the problems as they currently exist. Tackling the problems and finding solutions by involving staff in the process.
My experience comes from a background that spans engineering, financial services, senior line management, training, organizational development, and change management. I’ve worked with public sector, private sector, and charitable organizations.
I specialise in career and management development, working either within client organizations or with individuals. So work includes psychometric testing, counselling, stress management, group facilitation, coaching, business improvement.
What I most enjoy about my profession is working one to one or with small groups helping people find ways to help themselves through the process of improving the quality of their work and their lives. My career in psychology is stimulating, challenging, and exciting. It brings me huge job satisfaction and a strong sense of fulfilment in my life. What more could you want from your career?
I am committed to propagating the theory and practice of action learning, primarily in the North East of England where I live but also wherever my work takes me.
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